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What a great composer, and what a great advocate for his genius.

A four-hour concert featuring piano music by Debussy might seem like an excessive ask, but the Perth Festival filled the venue for this stunning and highly entertaining concert by French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.

To perform so many of Debussy’s works in one sitting requires a certain amount of skill and understanding. The charismatic pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet opened our eyes to the impressionistic world of Claude Debussy in this special three-part concert for the Cheltenham Music Festival.

En trois soirées et trois récitals, les pianistes invités ont proposé des programmes variés allant de compositeurs cubains méconnus à des improvisations en direct, en passant par une version rare de La Mer de Debussy.

Tout au long d'un programme original en forme de florilège de courtes pièces, le pianiste allemand a montré l’étendue de sa technique remarquable sans que cela tourne à la démonstration inutile.